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2022 Baseball Roster

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McDaniel, Drew
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Jersey Number 21

Drew McDaniel

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Collegiate Letters Earned:
    R/R
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    3
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 185
  • Hometown:
    Lafayette, La.
  • High School:
    Saint Thomas More
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โ€ข 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2022 (Junior):ย Appeared in 15 games, making seven starts and eight relief appearancesโ€ฆ Posted a 5-3 record with a 6.06 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 32.2 innings of workโ€ฆ Picked up the win in his first start of the season, allowing just two hits and one earned run while striking out four batters against Charleston Southern (2/20)โ€ฆ Picked up his second win of the season in his second start, allowing just one earned run on one hit while striking out three batters against VCU (2/27)โ€ฆ Went five innings and picked up the win, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight against Murray State (4/12)โ€ฆ Went five innings and allowed just one earned run in back-to-back outings against Mississippi State (4/26) and Southern Mississippi (5/11)

2021 (Sophomore): Made 20 total appearances, including 13 starts ... Finished with 5-2 record, 6.08 ERA over 63.2 innings pitched with 72 strikeouts and 22 walks ... Threw one scoreless inning in season debut at State Farm College Baseball Showdown vs. TCU (2/20) ... Went 4.1 innings in first career start vs. Arkansas State, allowing one run on two hits and one walk with eight strikeouts to tally first career win (2/24) ... Allowed two runs on six hits and no walks with seven strikeouts over 5.0 innings in SEC debut vs. Auburn (3/20) ... Threw three scoreless innings in relief, contributing to shutout victory at Alabama (3/26) ... Allowed one run on two hits over 4.0 innings in start vs. Alcorn State (4/6) ... Tossed 5.1 innings with two runs allowed on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts at Mississippi State (4/18) ... Set career-highs with 11 strikeouts over 6.2 innings pitched in SEC Tournament victory over Georgia (5/27).

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 โ€ฆ Made three appearances, all in relief โ€ฆ Did not record a decision and finished the season with a 9.00 ERA in 3.0 IP with two strikeouts and one walk โ€ฆ Appeared in first career game vs. Xavier (2/21), and pitched one perfect inning in combined no-hitter.

High School:ย Four-year letterwinner at Saint Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, La. โ€ฆ Ranked the No. 106 prospect in the nation out of high school (Perfect Game) โ€ฆ No. 3 prospect in Louisiana, No. 1 pitcher in Louisiana (Perfect Game) โ€ฆ 2019 Preseason All-Southeast Region First Team (Perfect Game) โ€ฆ 2018/2017 Preseason Underclassman All-American Honorable Mention (Perfect Game) โ€ฆ 2018 Perfect Game National Showcase, Top Prospect Team โ€ฆ 2018 Louisiana All-Star Game MVP โ€ฆ 2018/2017 All-District First Team โ€ฆ Held opposing batters to a .191 OBA as a junior, .163 as a senior โ€ฆย Combined 10-5 record over 2018-19 seasons.
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Personal:ย Full name is Andrew Foret McDaniel โ€ฆ Son of Heathyr and Craig McDaniel โ€ฆ Born on August 26, 2000.
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